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Terry Fallis’ comic novel, about a reluctant first-time politician who is unexpectedly elected to parliament, defeated Ami McKay’s bestselling novel, The Birth House, about a mid-wife living in turn-of-the-century Nova Scotia, in the final round of voting on Wednesday. The final tally was 4 to 1. Earlier in the program, the late Carol Shields’ last novel Unless, about a writer whose daughter voluntarily lives on the streets, was eliminated after a tie-breaker.
When the doors to traditional publishing houses were locked, One Book One Community author Terry Fallis decided to forge his own key.t He released his first novel on the internet c– free d– as a chapter-by-chapter podcast, then turned to social marketing for promotion.i Following encouraging feedback, Terry decided to publish his own novel.t Later that year, his novel won the prestigious Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour.y Within a week of his “Leacock shock,k” he signed a publishing contract with McClelland & Stewart, a well-established Canadian publishing house.If you are still knocking on closed doors, join our panel for an informative discussion on self-publishing.s Find out what services are available and how to keep the process affordable.r Gather tips on marketing your product and the criteria used to select new books for library collections.
Okay, I(’ll be honest. Thornley Fallis is throwing this party for our co-founder and friend, Terry Fallis. But we also wanted to reach out to the Third Tuesday social media community, a group that Terry co-founded in 2006. Third Tuesday is important to Terry and we want to share this celebration with you. And we wouldnd’t have been able to sustain this community without the support of our sponsors: CNW Group, Radian6, Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, and Rogers Communications. Thank you for helping us build and sustain our social media community, not just in Ottawa, but in cities like Montreal, Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver as well.
Terry Fallis is the author of The Best Laid Plans, and The High Road, satirical novels of Canadian politics. His debut novel (TBLP) was originally self-published in 2007 and won the 2008 Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour. Then McClelland & Stewart published TBLP in September 2008. He also won the Gold Medal in the Independent Publisher Book Awards in the Regional Fiction - Canada East category. In 2010, the Waterloo Region chose The Best Laid Plans as the One Book, One Community selection. In November, 2010, CBCw’s Canada Reads named The Best Laid Plans one of the Top 5 Essential Canadian Novels of the Decade. In February, 2011, The Best Laid Plans was chosen as the Canada Reads 2011 winner.
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